Cephaleas

The role of serotonin is confirmed by the efficacy of triptan drugs, that are serotonin agonists, i.e. they are so similar to serotonin to be exchanged for it. Thus, the importance of increasing serotonin availability is essential.

Unluckily due to their side effects, a frequent use in grown ups is discouraged and they cannot be prescribed to teenagers.

Patients very often remark that their headache attack is caused by eating foods that are rich of histidine, while the assumption of carbohydrates mitigates these attacks due a better brain uptake induced by the insulin response to carbs.